1949
Class Chair
George F. Cahill
The book Winning the Game of Life/The Ten Commandments in Today’s World, by Robert F. “Bob” Kelleher, was reviewed in the Oct. 6 edition of The Catholic Free Press in its “About Books” column.

1950
Class Chair
Kirby Hendee
Daniel J. Bresnahan writes that he continues to serve as an associate professor in the graduate school at the College of New Rochelle in New York; a longtime educator, he has taught educational law at the college for the past 16 years. William R. Peck Jr., who, prior to retirement, worked 31 years as Yellow Page advertising sales manager for the New England Telephone Co.—now Verizon—and 12 years in appliance sales for Sears, writes that he is now driving for the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

1953
Class Chair
Rev. Earle L. Markey, S.J.
The Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Medical Center announced in June the appointment of John S.T. “Jack” Gallagher as special consultant for hospital network development—with responsibility for the creation of a network of healthcare alliances; Gallagher had most recently served as the interim chief executive officer of the Stony Brook University Hospital. Last October, the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in Los Angeles honored James D. Power III as its “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2006. Power, founder of the Westlake, Calif.-based consumer ratings and research firm J.D. Power & Associates, was also invited to serve last October as the keynote speaker at the 20th annual New England Business Expo, held at the DCU Center in Worcester.

1955
Class Chair
Robert J. McKay
Class Correspondent
Robert F. Danahy
James A. Paradis writes that his work was juried into the National Juried Show, “NewArt ’06,” of the Kingston Gallery, Boston, by Susan Greenberg, Horace W. Goldsmith Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Conn.

1956
Class Chair
Daniel M. Dunn
The Sept. 26 edition of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette included an article about Thomas W. Heinsohn and his work as an artist; according to the article, several of his paintings are on display at the Art Emporium in Westboro, Mass. A member of the Boston Celtics basketball team from 1956-65 and team coach from 1969-78, Heinsohn currently serves as a sports broadcaster/color commentator for the Celtics on Fox Sports New England.

1957
Class Co-Chairs
William J. Ellis
Raymond A. Nothnagle
Paul A. Bornstein writes that, at a recent meeting of VFW Post 1288, he was honored with a decoration and a life membership for having served two years as post commander. Rev. Richard A. Brobst recently announced his retirement from active ministry, effective last May, following 40 years of service in the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio.

1958
Class Chair
Braden A. Mechley
Class Correspondent
Arthur J. Andreoli
The Aug. 12 edition of the Marlborough, Mass., weekly newspaper Main Street Journal included a story about John J. “Jack” Ginnetti and his recent induction into the Communicators’ Corner of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y.; selected by his peers, Ginnetti was recognized “for his significant contributions to the industry.” A longtime member of the United States Harness Writers Association, he had served many years as president of its New England chapter.

1959
Class Chair
William P. Maloney
Class Co-Correspondents
Thomas M. O’Brien
John J. Ormond
George P. Royall writes that he recently started a non-profit organization called “The Help Network” (www.help-network.org), with a focus on assisting individuals or families with special needs, by utilizing the resources of friends, colleagues and alumni on a pro bono or sliding-scale basis.

1960
Class Co-Chairs
George M. Ford
George F. Sullivan Jr.
The Oct. 6 edition of the weekly newspaper Watertown(Mass.) Tab & Press included an announcement of a lecture on Oct. 12 by Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services Secretary Thomas G. Kelley, at the Watertown Free Public Library, about his Vietnam experience. A 30-year surface warfare officer in the Navy prior to his retirement in 1990, and a veteran of the Vietnam War, Kelley was appointed commissioner of the Department of Veterans’ Services in 1999; he assumed the position of secretary in August 2003. Robert A. Melley has recently published two books, The Strait and The Hostage.

1962
Class Chair
William J. O’Leary Jr.
The Oct. 4 edition of the Fitchburg, Mass., newspaper, Sentinel & Enterprise, included a profile of Rev. John E. Doran, who currently serves as the pastor of St. Leo’s Church in Leominster, Mass.; according to the article, local members of the Serra Club had scheduled a special public event in Leominster last October, in honor of his work in the region. In addition to performing pastoral work during his 40-year ministry, Fr. Doran had also been a longtime chaplain of Catholic Charities for the North Central Massachusetts region and a chaplain of the U.S. Army Reserve; he retired in 2000 with the rank of lieutenant colonel, following 25 years of service.

1963
Class Chair
Charles J. Buchta
Class Correspondent
Michael J. Toner
James P. Kelliher was recently selected as the 2006 recipient of the Tun Tavern Society of Central Massachusetts John Vincent Power Award of Merit. A decorated Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, Kelliher currently serves as chairman of the social studies department at North High School in Worcester; during his career, he also coached American Legion Baseball for more than 25 years and served as head baseball coach at St. Peter-Marian Central Catholic and Burncoat high schools in Worcester. The Oct. 3 edition of the Fall River, Mass., Herald News, included an announcement of the election of Frederick R. Sullivan as vice chair of the Bristol Community College board of trustees; Sullivan, who had worked in the banking industry prior to retirement, had most recently served as executive vice president for FirstFed American Bancorp, Inc., First Federal Savings Bank of America. John K. Zawacki, M.D., and his wife, Leona, were among several individuals honored at the annual White Mass celebrated in October at St. Paul Cathedral in Worcester, for members of the healthcare profession. John currently serves as a professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

1964
Class Chair
Ronald T. Maheu
Class Correspondent
William S. Richards
William R. “Bill” Fehlner writes that he recently retired from the Canadian subsidiary of the SAS Institute, following 17 years as an instructor and a consultant. Andrew J. McKenna writes that he has taught French at the Loyola University of Chicago for 30 years.

1965
Class Co-Chairs
David J. Martel
Thomas F. McCabe Jr.
David J. Martel has recently been appointed to serve a six-year term on the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct—established in 1978 to investigate allegations of misconduct by state judges. Martel has been an attorney with the Springfield, Mass., law firm Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy P.C., for 25 years. The Boston College Alumni Association recently announced that Mark L. O’Connell has been selected as the recipient of its 2006 Alumni Award of Excellence in public service; O’Connell, who serves as president of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, has been an executive with United Way for 36 years.

1966
Class  Co-Chairs
Kenneth M. Padgett
Rev. John A. Worthley
Last April, the John Carroll Society, a Catholic lay organization based in Washington, D.C., honored John M. Facciola with one of its 2006 John Carroll Medals; a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, Facciola is a past president of the society. John W. Henderson writes that, after his retirement in 2000, following a 30-year career teaching college chemistry, he served for a brief time at Pfizer’s Ann Arbor, Mich., research facility as a contract medical writer; Henderson adds that, since 2002, he has been working for the pharmaceutical contractor Ash Stevens as a senior regulatory affairs associate.

1967
Class Co-Chairs
John J. McLaughlin Jr.
John P. Sindoni
John X. Denney Jr. writes that he has joined the Newark, Del., office of the law firm Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller; he concentrates his practice in family law and criminal defense.

1968
Class Co-Chairs
Alfred J. Carolan Jr.
John T. Collins
E. André “Andy” Busald, who continues to practice law full time in Florence, Ky., writes that he was recently named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Kentucky Trial Lawyers Association and presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, which had also named him “2005 Distinguished Lawyer of the Year.” Last April, the Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Mo., honored Orion L. Douglass with one of its 2006 Distinguished Law Alumni Awards; as part of the ceremony, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ’71 made the video presentation on his behalf. Douglass is serving his fourth term as a judge on the State Court of Glynn County, Ga. Francis L. “Buzz” Giknis Jr. is the director of corporate marketing for the Georgia-Pacific Corp. in Atlanta. The Sept. 19 edition of the Exeter (N.H.) News-Letter included an article about Kevin B. King and his selection by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts as a recipient of one of its 2007 Individual Artist Fellowships, in recognition of “artistic excellence and professional commitment.” A poet, King is also the author of the novel All the Stars Came Out That Night, published in 2005; he currently serves as a writing instructor for non-native speakers of English at the New Hampshire Community Technical College and Northern Essex Community College.

1969
Class Co-Chairs
David H. Drinan
James W. Igoe
Robert G. Powderly
Rev. John F. Baldovin, S.J., notes that he was recently selected by the North American Academy of Liturgy as the next recipient of its distinguished Berakah Award; Fr. Baldovin serves as a professor of historical and liturgical theology at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass. The Oct. 6 edition of the Brockton, Mass., newspaper Enterprise included an article about Robert A. Johnson on the occasion of his retirement as special assistant to the superintendent of the Randolph (Mass.) public school system; during his 37-year tenure at Randolph High School, Johnson had taught English, coached the varsity hockey team and served as principal, among other duties. Rev. Bruce N. Teague writes that he was invited to serve as the Roman Catholic priest/chaplain for the 2006 interfaith retreat “Bearing Witness,” which took place last November at the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps in Poland, on the 60th anniversary of the Shoah.

1970
Class Co-Chairs
Anthony M. Barclay
John R. Doyle, M.D.
The Aug. 23 edition of the weekly newspaper Rumford Falls (Maine) Times included the announcement that Michael C. Aube has been awarded the Accredited Adviser in Insurance designation and diploma by the Insurance Institute of America. Aube, who has worked in the insurance industry since 1970, currently serves as president of the Aube-McInnes Insurance Agency in Rumford. Rev. Robert P. “Bob” Henry writes that he continues to serve as the pastor of St. Ann’s Church in Nyack, N.Y., and do outreach to people and parishes in Haiti and Ghana. Dennis L. Kennelly continues to practice employment law in Menlo Park, Calif. Brian T. Mahon, who continues to practice law with the Meriden, Conn., firm Weigand, Mahon & Adelman, was recently elected judge of Probate Court for the District of Meriden. Fred S. McChesney continues to teach at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. John R. Morgan writes that, since his recent retirement from Chesterfield (Va.) County, he is now serving as a senior policy analyst at Voices for Virginia’s Children in Richmond.

1971
Class Chair
Robert T. Bonagura
Class Correspondent
Jerome J. Cura Jr.
Thomas N. Lyons, a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, was recently elevated to the Appellate Division, effective this past November. Louis A. Rizoli writes that he was recently honored by the Massachusetts Legislators Association for his more than 20 years of service as chief legal counsel to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The University of Georgia, Athens (UGA), recently announced the selection of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas as speaker for the annual Blue Key Awards banquet taking place last October at the university—and, also, as a recipient of a Blue Key Service Award from the UGA chapter of the Blue Key National Honor Society—presented, since 1964, “to distinguished citizens who have made important contributions to the nation, state, UGA and their community.”

1972
Class Chair
Allan F. Kramer II
Thomas H. “Ty” Brennan III is the director of information technologies at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. Bruce A. Chamberlin writes that, in September 2004, he and a partner started the franchise company Family Financial Centers, which now has 20 locations in five states; he adds that his writings and poetry have been published in several business and literary magazines and quarterlies.

1973
Class Co-Chairs
William F. Bagley Jr.
Philip J. Crowley
MARRIED: Jeffrey D. Thompson and Debra L. Caruso, at the Harbor Point Restaurant, Cummaquid, on Cape Cod, Mass.

1974
Class Co-Chairs
Brian R. Forts
Edward J. Sullivan
Ann Marie Connolly, one of the panelists at the 2006 Women in Business Conference held last September at Holy Cross, currently serves as special assistant to the president of Emmanuel College in Boston. Kenneth P. Martin taught a photojournalism class in Senegal, West Africa, this past July through the School for International Training (SIT) in Brattleboro, Vt.; last summer SIT hosted an exhibition of photos and paintings of Senegal by Martin and his wife, Verjik. Martin writes that he continues to do freelance work and also teach at Suffolk University, Boston, and the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University. In September, Sentillion Inc. announced the appointment of James L. Merola to vice president of strategic partnerships; his responsibilities include “maintaining the company’s current healthcare partnerships as well as developing new strategic alliances.” Merola had most recently served as vice president of client services at Sentillion.